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Pangaea: A Better Positioned Utility
For an electric company in North Carolina, GNSS technology in the field boosts efficiency and brings new opportunities to the operations crews. High precision positioning is more available and affordable than ever, and one area of rapid adoption is in utilities: public, private, and cooperatives. Because of the economic challenges of the past six years, […]
Federal Government Shutdown: Its Effect on Surveyors and Alternate Resources
The federal government shutdown as of Oct.1 is affecting many surveyors who rely on GPS/GNSS, but there are non-federal resources you can use in the meantime. Below are lists of resources as well as explanations of the government’s role in providing data and access to data. This information has been provided by PSM geodesy editor Dave Doyle; […]
Headline: TSPS Conference a Texas-sized Success
The Texas Society of Professional Surveyors held its 62nd Annual Convention and Tech Expo at the Sheraton Arlington Hotel and Convention Center. More than 700 surveyors, venders, and guests attended the event. The exhibit hall was packed with a cross-section of new surveying technology and equipment. Numerous seminars were presented by nationally known speakers Gary […]